Human Rights Cartoon: The Bully

Human Rights Cartoon: The Bully
by KavehAhangarAdel
15-Apr-2011
 

I am reminded of a poem by the famous Persian Poet Saadi.

It is amazing that a poem written in 13th century is still now applicable.

It is about an Ant. I think not.

 




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KavehAhangarAdel

Thank you both for the insights.

by KavehAhangarAdel on Sun Apr 17, 2011 02:57 PM PDT

A little more insight:

//ganjoor.net/saadi/boostan/bab2/sh14/

Thanks for the kind comments.  Maybe we can all take a lesson of persistence from the Ant.

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divaneh

The poem is from Ferdowsi

by divaneh on Sat Apr 16, 2011 06:57 PM PDT

Saadi only referred to it. The verses that are from Iraj to his brother at the time of his murder and seem to point to the Zorostrian tradition of killing the ants. Plutarch reports that he viewed Zoroastrians priests walking around with sticks and killing those insects who help Ahriman, including ants.

Thanks for another great cartoon dear Kaveh, and thanks to Azadeh for a deserving translation of this great verse.


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Azadeh Azad

And the poem is ...

by Azadeh Azad on Fri Apr 15, 2011 04:17 PM PDT

میازار موری که دانه کش است

که جان دارد و جان شیرین خوش است.

On the ant bearing the grain bring not strife

He is alive and joyous is sweet life


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